January 30, 2020 – The Sierra Avalanche Center functions as a private-public partnership between the US Forest Service and a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization known as Sierra Avalanche Center. These entities have partnered through a formal agreement to provide a quality product for the public and affected agencies. The Truckee Ranger District on the […]
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Screening of “Redefining Prosperity: The Gold Rushes of Nevada City” followed by Q&A with John de Graaf on April 15
NEVADA CITY, Calif. March 28, 2018 – REDEFINING PROSPERITY: The Gold Rushes of Nevada City – 67 min. Winner of the People’s Choice Award at the recent Wild & Scenic Film Festival, where its two World Premiere showings at the Nevada Theatre sold out. Born in the California Gold Rush, Nevada City was once the […]
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Sierra Avalanche Center: Today the avalanche danger is: HIGH
January 10, 2017 – AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS IN EFFECT through at least 7am Wednesday, January 11th. Significant new snow loading has natural and human triggered avalanches likely now into Wednesday. The avalanche danger has increasing to HIGH. Travel in or near avalanche terrain or in avalanche runout zones is not recommended. AVALANCHE PROBLEM 1: […]
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Moderate avalanche danger today
December 19, 2016 – MODERATE avalanche danger may exist due to possible wind slabs resting on a variety of weak layers on all wind-loaded aspects. Some of these wind slabs are small and some could be large. Human triggered wind slab avalanches may be possible today. A human triggered avalanche that may have been a […]